trisha_meseck 's review for:

The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I am unwell. Family, loss, strength, sisterhood, womanhood, fighting the patriarchy and evil men. Just read it. Two Parisian sisters during World War II with very different stories to tell. What these women went through is unfathomable. This book is so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail